Che Jon Fernandes

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Che Jon Fernandes
Personal information
Nationality Greek
Born (1971-07-22) 22 July 1971 (age 53)
Sport
CountryFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Sport Paralympic athletics
Disability class F53
EventThrowing events

Che Jon Fernandes (born 22 July 1971) is a Paralympian athlete from Greece competing mainly in category F53-54 shot put events.

He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a bronze medal in the men's F53-54 shot put event.


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